Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Welcoming committee

I was relieved to see Perch running around when we pulled in Sunday afternoon. She had faithfully deposited her eggs behind her ivy veil; note how much egg color can vary from just one hen!

What I was not happy to see was evidence of "meadow rats":
While we (or more accurately, our dogs) were away, the deer came and mowed down most of my hostas. Just when these "deer resistant" varieties were looking good, too! Grrrr....

A second flush of sweet pink spirea blooms takes a little of the sting away, though. At least the deer don't favor them.

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5 comments:

  1. Laura8/6/13, 8:29 PM

    Dang those deer, anyway... They must be hard up to be eating the "resistant" varieties! It's amazing to me that I don't have more deer predation - I know they come through the yard, but my garden (knock wood) is not bothered. Perhaps its location next to the peafowl put them off...

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  2. Theresa8/7/13, 2:39 AM

    My sympathies on the hosta. It is a plant I have fond memories of. Double long rows greeted us on our walk up to the old summer house in Vermont, often with hummingbirds darting in and out. I didn't know that there were deer resistant varieties.....

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  3. Anonymous8/7/13, 7:20 AM

    Oh Dear, (no pun intended) I didn't know deer ate hostas! Well, that certainly give me pause for thought as to where I was planning on putting some hostas... me thinks much to close to the meadow... so, back to the drawing board. Sorry I am learning from your misfortune though!!! I'm sorry I had to laugh at the "meadow rats" part! :D
    Big hugs,
    Beth

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  4. Michelle8/7/13, 1:28 PM

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  5. Michelle8/7/13, 1:30 PM

    Laura and Theresa, I'm not sure there ARE deer-resistant hosta varieties, despite what the package from Costco said. :-/ Mine have been eaten every year; this year they were unmolested long enough that I was fooled into believing I'd get to enjoy them all season long.

    Glad you got a chuckle out of it, Beth. Want some venison?

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